From fb5e3af8e16d579779a4013e4b3e17c5072f82df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dan Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:06:38 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs: worklog for code-review skill creation and worklog cleanup --- ...-review-skill-creation-worklog-cleanup.org | 182 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 182 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/worklogs/2025-12-28-code-review-skill-creation-worklog-cleanup.org diff --git a/docs/worklogs/2025-12-28-code-review-skill-creation-worklog-cleanup.org b/docs/worklogs/2025-12-28-code-review-skill-creation-worklog-cleanup.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cceaa47 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/worklogs/2025-12-28-code-review-skill-creation-worklog-cleanup.org @@ -0,0 +1,182 @@ +#+TITLE: Code Review Skill Creation and Worklog Cleanup +#+DATE: 2025-12-28 +#+KEYWORDS: code-review, skill, worklog, refactoring, orch-consensus, lenses +#+COMMITS: 6 +#+COMPRESSION_STATUS: uncompressed + +* Session Summary +** Date: 2025-12-28 (Continuation from 2025-12-26 session) +** Focus Area: Creating /code-review skill, cleaning up worklog skill + +* Accomplishments +- [X] Ran orch consensus on code-review workflow design (gpt + gemini, qwen was flaky) +- [X] Created /code-review skill based on consensus recommendations +- [X] Closed proto skills-fvc and 7 child tasks (replaced by skill) +- [X] Added code-review to dotfiles claudeCodeSkills deployment +- [X] Added code-review to delbaker .skills manifest +- [X] Holistic review of skills repo (50 open issues, 2 blocked epics) +- [X] Completed all 5 worklog cleanup tasks (127 -> 88 lines, -31%) +- [X] Tested updated extract-metrics.sh script +- [X] Ran code-review on updated worklog skill (clean - no issues worth filing) +- [X] Filed 5 issues in dotfiles from code-review of flake.nix + +* Key Decisions +** Decision 1: Skill over Proto for code-review workflow +- Context: Had both lenses (prompts) and a beads proto (skills-fvc) for code review +- Options considered: + 1. Keep proto as workflow orchestrator - unused, adds complexity + 2. Create Claude Code skill as entrypoint - matches actual usage pattern + 3. Ad-hoc documentation only - too loose +- Rationale: Consensus from GPT + Gemini agreed skill is the right abstraction. Proto was never actually used (bd pour/wisp commands). +- Impact: Simpler mental model - /code-review is the entrypoint, lenses are prompts it uses + +** Decision 2: Interactive by default for code-review +- Context: How much automation for issue filing? +- Options considered: + 1. Full automation - file all findings automatically + 2. Interactive - present findings, ask before filing + 3. Report only - never file, just output +- Rationale: Both models recommended interactive. Prevents issue spam, keeps human in loop. +- Impact: Skill asks "which findings to file?" after presenting summary + +** Decision 3: Consolidate worklog skill aggressively +- Context: 5 cleanup tasks from earlier lens review +- Rationale: Quick wins, reduce maintenance burden, test the lens -> issue -> fix cycle +- Impact: 127 -> 88 lines (-31%), cleaner skill prompt + +* Problems & Solutions +| Problem | Solution | Learning | +|---------|----------|----------| +| Orch consensus with qwen hanging | Kill and retry with gpt + gemini only | qwen has reliability issues on long prompts | +| Orch consensus timing out | Run models separately with orch chat, synthesize manually | Parallel queries work, consensus command buffers until all complete | +| Proto tasks polluting other repos | Close proto, use skill instead | molecules.jsonl cross-repo loading needs work (bd-k2wg) | +| extract-metrics.sh not showing branch/status | Added BRANCH and STATUS output to script | Script was metrics-focused, now includes full git context | +| Semantic compression references | Already removed when merging Guidelines/Remember | Sometimes cleanup tasks overlap | + +* Technical Details + +** Code Changes +- Total files modified: 20 +- Key files changed: + - =skills/code-review/SKILL.md= - New skill (120 lines) + - =skills/code-review/README.md= - Skill documentation + - =skills/code-review/lenses/*.md= - Bundled lens prompts + - =skills/worklog/SKILL.md= - Refactored (127 -> 88 lines) + - =skills/worklog/scripts/extract-metrics.sh= - Added branch/status output + - =modules/ai-skills.nix= - Added code-review to skills list + - =~/proj/dotfiles/home/claude.nix= - Added code-review to claudeCodeSkills + - =~/proj/delbaker/.skills= - Added code-review to manifest + +** New Files Created +- =skills/code-review/SKILL.md= - Main skill prompt +- =skills/code-review/README.md= - Quick reference +- =skills/code-review/lenses/= - Bundled copies of lens prompts + +** Commands Used +#+begin_src bash +# Orch consensus (failed with 3 models) +uv run orch consensus --temperature 1.0 "..." gemini gpt qwen3 + +# Orch chat (worked for individual models) +uv run orch chat "..." --model gpt --temperature 1.0 +uv run orch chat "..." --model gemini --temperature 1.0 + +# Test updated extract-metrics script +./skills/worklog/scripts/extract-metrics.sh + +# Update skills flake in dotfiles +cd ~/proj/dotfiles && nix flake update skills +#+end_src + +** Architecture Notes +- Skill deployment: home-manager symlinks skills from nix store to ~/.claude/skills/ +- Per-repo skills: .skills manifest + use-skills.sh creates repo-local symlinks +- Lenses bundled in skill but also deployed to ~/.config/lenses/ for direct orch use +- Proto/molecules layer deemed overhead - skill is simpler for this use case + +* Process and Workflow + +** What Worked Well +- Orch consensus (when it worked) provided useful multi-model perspective +- Quick iteration: create skill -> deploy -> test on real target (dotfiles flake.nix) +- TodoWrite for tracking the 5 worklog tasks +- Beads for tracking issues and closing them as work completed +- Running code-review on recently modified code as validation + +** What Was Challenging +- Orch reliability: qwen hanging, consensus command timing out +- Remote git server down throughout session (local commits only) +- Context recovery from previous session compaction + +* Learning and Insights + +** Technical Insights +- orch chat is more reliable than orch consensus for long prompts +- Skills are the right abstraction for Claude Code workflows - simpler than protos +- Shell script changes need home-manager rebuild to deploy + +** Process Insights +- Lens -> issue -> fix cycle works well for incremental cleanup +- Running multiple lenses finds overlapping issues (good for synthesis) +- Interactive review prevents over-filing low-value issues + +** Architectural Insights +- Skills repo has 3 layers: skills (prompts), lenses (review prompts), workflows (protos) +- Lenses are a subset of skills conceptually - focused single-purpose prompts +- Proto/molecule layer adds complexity without proportional benefit currently + +* Context for Future Work + +** Open Questions +- Should lenses output JSON for structured parsing? +- How to handle orch reliability issues (qwen, timeouts)? +- Should code-review skill use orch internally or leave it optional? + +** Next Steps +- Run code-review on other skills (niri-window-capture has pending review) +- Consider remaining 2 worklog tasks (j2a done, njb done - actually all done now) +- Address dotfiles issues filed this session (5 issues in flake.nix) +- Rebuild home-manager to deploy updated skills + +** Related Work +- [[file:2025-12-26-multi-lens-code-review-workflow-testing.org][2025-12-26 Multi-Lens Code Review Testing]] - Created lenses, tested on orch +- [[file:2025-12-24-adr-revision-lsp-research-code-audit.org][2025-12-24 ADR Revision]] - Initial lens creation +- orch-loq: qwen empty responses bug (filed in orch repo) +- bd-k2wg: molecules.jsonl hierarchical loading (filed in beads repo) + +* Raw Notes +- Session started from context recovery (previous session compacted) +- GPT recommendation: skill as entrypoint, orch for synthesis only, JSON output, interactive by default +- Gemini recommendation: consolidate into skills/, single agent explores, orch at end for filtering +- Both agreed: delete proto, make skill, interactive review +- Worklog cleanup tasks all from earlier lens review (2025-12-25) +- extract-metrics.sh output changed from "Session Metrics" to "Git Context" + +** Orch Consensus Key Points +From GPT: +- Skill = primary workflow entrypoint +- Orch = synthesis/filtering only, not for running every lens +- JSON source of truth, markdown is rendering +- Repo-local beads storage to avoid cross-repo pollution + +From Gemini: +- Rename lenses to skills (we kept them separate) +- Single agent explores, orch filters at end +- "Driver" pattern - human approves before filing +- Delete proto as unused complexity + +** Commits This Session +1. feat: add /code-review skill with bundled lenses +2. docs: add code-review to skills list (ai-skills.nix) +3. feat: add code-review skill (dotfiles) +4. chore: update skills flake (dotfiles) +5. refactor(worklog): consolidate skill prompt +6. refactor(worklog): consolidate git commands into script + +* Session Metrics +- Commits made: 6 (across skills and dotfiles repos) +- Files touched: 20 +- Lines added/removed: +829/-70 +- Issues filed: 5 (in dotfiles) +- Issues closed: 8 (proto) + 5 (worklog) = 13 +- Tests added: 0